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Early Childhood Education Major, B.S. (Teacher Licensure; Birth-3rd Grade)

Students complete all requirements of the Teacher Education Programs at Bemidji State University. An asterisk (*) indicates a course students complete at Bemidji State University through the University of Minnesota at Crookston. The Early Childhood Education major qualifies for teacher licensure with children birth through third grade.

Liberal Education: The majority of courses taken in the first and second years are in liberal education (42 credit minimum).

Primary grade student teaching is to be taken at the end of the education major. It requires permission of the Clinical Experiences director in ED 4799 The Professional Teacher.

I. Education Foundations Courses

ED 3100 Introduction to the Foundations of Public School Education (3 credits)
ED 3110 Educational Psychology (3 credits)
ED 3140 Human Relations in Education (2 credits)
ED 4799 The Professional Teacher (1 credit)
HLTH 3400 Health and Drugs in Society (2 credits)

II. Early Childhood Education Major Courses:

1. Early Childhood and Family Courses
   ED 2100 Child Development and Learning (3 credits)
   ED 3500 Young Children with Special Needs (3 credits)
   ED 3670 Foundations of Early Childhood Education (3 credits)
   ED 4730 Understanding and Supporting Parenting (3 credits)
   ED 4750 Family, School, Community Relations (3 credits)
2. Infant and Toddler Courses
   ED 3710 Learning Environments for Infants and Toddlers (4 credits) *
   ED 3720 Nurturing and Collaborative Relationships for Infants and Toddlers (2 credits) *
   ED 4605 Infant and Toddler Student Teaching (5 credits)
3. Preprimary Courses
   ED 3677 Relations and Management in Early Childhood Education (3 credits)
   ED 4700 Developmentally Appropriate Preprimary Education (3 credits)
   ED 4811 Preprimary Student Teaching (3-10 credits)
4. Primary Courses
   Note: MUS 3405 has a prerequisite not included in this major.
   ED 3201 Language Arts I (3 credits)
   ED 3301 Creative Expressions (3 credits)
   ED 3870 Mathematics in the Primary Grades (3 credits)
   or MATH 3010 Mathematics for Pre-K to Grade 3 (3 credits)
   ED 3877 Social Studies and Science in the Primary Grades (4 credits)
   ED 4827 Primary Student Teaching (8 credits)
   MATH 1011 Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers I (3 credits)
   MUS 3405 Music in the Elementary Classroom (2 credits)
   VSAR 3600 Elementary Art Methods (2 credits)

   Total Semester Credits Required for Major 74-81 Credits

 A Total of 128 Semester Credits is Required for a Bachelor’s Degree